Man operating a hand mill in Letcher County, Kentucky. He stands next to a wooden fence with corn growing on the other side and the Appalachian Mountains in the background. A wagon can be seen in an open-sided building.

A group of women, men, and children assembled in rows on a hillside in Letcher County, Kentucky, including a bride in long white gown, bridesmaid in long striped dress, and groom. A smaller group stands to the side under a free-standing structure...

A general store and post office on Rockhouse Creek in Letcher County, Kentucky, with a sign reading "J. D. Caudill." Out front, women with children in their laps sit on a box; three men, including one sitting on a barrel, are reading; one man...

Portrait of Dr. John Letcher Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a suit. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph is missing pieces from the bottom edge, cut in the top corner, and marred with discolorations....

Reconnaissance map on a scale of 1:125000 of the area near Whitesburgh (sic), Kentucky. Letcher, Floyd, Pike, and Knott Counties of Kentucky and Wise and Dickenson Counties of Virginia are shown. Printed at upper left: "U.S. Geological Survey...

Reconnaissance map on a scale of 1:125000 of the area near Whitesburg (sic), Kentucky. Letcher, Floyd, Pike, and Knott Counties of Kentucky and Wise and Dickenson Counties of Virginia are shown. Printed at upper left: "U.S. Geological Survey George...